Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-12
FLORIDA,

Gardens about Tallahassee are looking |
fine.
The shipment OF oranges from Orlando |
is very heavy.
Court meets at Pine Level on Monday, |
judge Mitchell presiding.
Strawberries are getting SO plentiful IN !
Palatka that they are now sold for loo
per quart.
Eight or nine workmen are engaged on
he new Catholic church building now
gong up at Orlando. The building VIII
be completed about April 10.
A revival is in progress at the Method
list church at Apalachicola Rev. j. b.
Culpepper, OF Macon, and his assistant,
j. IL. Curry, are conducting it.
There IS but small proportion OF the
orange crop to be marketed IN the Palat-
ka section, though but very few oranges
nave been shipped from some OF tue
groves.
steamship City of Monticello is TO be
taken off her present route, and DuC back
on Ter old one between Palatka and
Charleston.
Over 81 600 we're added to Gainesville's
hotel fund Wednesday. II Gainesville
ever expects to have good hotel now is
the time to get it. over $4,000 have al
ready been subscribed.
| When Gainesville goes dry and prohi-
| biUon is in the ascendency, then will be
The proper time to talk ABOUT changing its
| name to Aiachua, which, according to
| Indian tradition, means big Jug,
Mr.. Everson, a farmer who resided near
hismut in Ethe northern part OF Orange
county, dropped dead in his field las
| Thursday about noon. Heart disease is
supposed to have been the trouble.
The people in the western portion of
| Alachua are anxious TO be stricken off
| from the remainder of the county, in order
| that they may form new county, ana
| the question is being very much agitated
| By them.
The Tallahassee City Council in meet
| Ing last week decided that the city should
I have ire protection, and. after consider
able discussion as to what kind of appa-
ratus they should purchase, decided upon
hook and ladder truck valued at 500.
The town of Winter Park was incorpo-
| rated Tuesday and the following officers
| elected: Mayor, Samuel 5. Capen: Clerk,
| Charles j. Ladd; Marshal, Alexander
Earl; Treasurer, K. l.. Maxson, Alder
men, Wilson Phelps, NJ. A. Henkee, John
K. Mizell, |. A. EllingwOOd, Henry s.
Chubb, James S. Capen, A. j. Redmond.
The new shirt mandatory Of Messrs.
Haynes, Young & Bailey, OF Orlando, has
| commenced operations. On Monday last
they began to take orders, and the OPEN
ing business has certainly been altogetn-
er encouraging. The mandatory is
located on the north side of Pine street,
next to the First National Bank. and is
under the immediate MANAGEMENT of Mr..
l.. II. Haynes, who has had a large eX-
perience In The business.
Daniel Welsh and Fred True left Fort
Myers in small boat Tuesday for a "Trip
up the Caloosahatchee river. through
Lake Okeechobee, up the Klssimmee
river into Lake Istokpoga, on grand
hunt for deer, turkeys, but principally
bird plumes- Mr.. Welsh knows where
there are three rooGeries he is satisfied
that will yield them hundreds OF BIRDS.
'rhey will be gone probably II month or
more.
Last Saturday night some unknown
parties built quite fire in the hummock
near the residence OF Col. u. Nj. Bennet,
near DeLeon Springs, destroying some
panels OF fence. The parties when ac-
costed were exceedingly impudent, and
when reprmanded by the Colonel said 10
him that if he would pay his SO they
would leave, and that if he did not they
would burn his house, barn, etc. War
rants have been issued for the arrest OF
the parties.
Last Saturday heavy wind, short but
nevertheless sharp, paid ApalachicOla a
visit. The seine reels of Segaree Bros,
situated near the canning factory. were
entirely demolished. The yards OF three
small boats lying in the cove were
wrecked. Some little fencing was blown
down. The Segaree boys tell us that
thirty-foot plank, perhaps two inches
thick. was lifted up by the wind and
hurled some twenty or thirty feet of,
where 1t landed on the top of large
shell pile.
To any good hotel company who Will
erect and furnish hotel, not to cost less
than 100000, DIR. c. l.. Mitchell offers TO
make fee simple deed TO one OF the most
eligible and desirable locations in or
around Tallahassee. The site thus offered
is on the hill near the passenger depot,
and IS now occupied by a beautiful pear
grove, nearly in bearing, and is worth
5000 per acre. AS many acres as is nee
essary for hotel and garden will be
given free. DR.. Mitchell will also take
money stock in the company.
Brooksyille's tournament last week
| was great success. Tom NJ. Scott and
A. ID. Mckenzie, L. NJ. Massey and G. j.
bowdeh, Sam AlcLurkln and G. 7. Mar
shall and Jesse Hope and NJ. 9. Peterson
tied, which was decided by running an
other heat, resulting as follows: Tom NJ.
scott, first prize. saddle and bride, cost
$50; A. -. Mckinney, second, saddle.
cost $50; L. NJ. Massey, third, one pair
spurs and whip, $l2; G. j. Bowden,
fourth, pair spurs, $40; Sam McLurkin,
NTH, cash IS; q. T. Marshall, sixth, cash
81; M. &. Peterson, seventh, cash So:
Jesse Hope, eiglSh, So; ana Tom Bunch,
nin5h, 81.
An irish peddler named Gallagher was
taken to Live Oak Thursday by tue Sa-
yannah, Florida and Western freight
train, who had been found 10y the section
master near Forest Station with four
ugly wounds upon his head. lie had
been robbed of gold watch and a con-
siderable sum Of money When found he
WAS lying in the water short distance
from the track, where he had been placed
by his assallant. Suspicion rests upon q
negro, who was seen with an AX proceed
ing down the railroad from Forest in the
direction the peddler had taken. IL is
hoped that he Will be speedily arrested.
DR.. Overstreet, who is attending the
wounded man, thinks his recovery doubt
flu.
About five miles west OF Starke,
on the old Saunderson road, is bold, boil
ing spring, with capacity OF about forty
gallons OF clear, llmpld water per min
ute, which Is destined, IN no great while,
to 10 .GpI,s l. l.